Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

===Religious tourism===
{{further|List of cathedrals in Italy|Via Francigena}}
[[File:PonteSantAngeloRom.jpg|thumb|[[St. Peter's Basilica]] viewed from the [[Tiber]]; the [[Vatican Hill]] in the back and [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] in [[Rome]] to the right. Both the basilica and the hill are part of the [[United Nations General Assembly observers|sovereign state]] of [[Vatican City]], the [[Holy See]] of the [[Catholic Church]].]]
[[File:Via Francigena - Ariano Irpino, località Sprinia.jpeg|thumb|The [[Via Francigena]] in [[Ariano Irpino]], [[Campania]]]]
There are numerous [[pilgrimage]] destinations in Italy, first of all [[Rome]], the residence of the [[Pope]] (who is its [[bishop]]) and the seat of the [[Catholic Church]]. The city is a pilgrimage destination especially during the main events of Catholic religious life, especially during the [[Jubilee in the Catholic Church|Jubilees]]. Although his figure is not officially recognized by the faithful of other [[Christianity|Christian denominations]], the presence of the Pope in Rome also attracts others and is an important figure within the Christian creed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.improntalaquila.com/2016/02/13/90100/|title=Summit storico tra i fratelli Papa Francesco e Sua Santità il Patriarca Kirill di Mosca e di tutte le Russie|access-date=27 December 2021|language=it}}</ref>

The [[Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome]] are [[Basilica of St. John Lateran]] ([[Basilicas in the Catholic Church#Major and papal basilicas|Major Papal archbasilica]]), [[St. Peter's Basilica]] (Major Papal basilica), [[Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls]] (Major Papal basilica), [[Basilica of St. Mary Major]] (Major Papal basilica), [[Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls]] (Minor Papal basilica), [[Santa Croce in Gerusalemme|Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem]] ([[Basilicas in the Catholic Church#Minor basilicas|Minor basilica]]), [[Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore|Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love]] ([[Shrine]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://civitavecchia.portmobility.it/en/itinerari/two-or-more-days/jubilee-2015-visiting-seven-major-churches-rome|title=Jubilee 2015: visiting the Seven Major Churches of Rome|date=2015-07-05|access-date=2016-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Churches and Basilicas in Rome| url=http://www.aboutroma.com/churches-of-Rome.html| work=ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF ROME| access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> In addition to the [[Holy See]], there are numerous pilgrimage sites given by the presence of [[relic]]s and remains of important figures linked to Christianity, rather than by the memory of events that have occurred that the faithful consider [[Miracle|miraculous]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/i-santuari-e-i-pellegrinaggi_%28Cristiani-d%27Italia%29/|title=I santuari e i pellegrinaggi|access-date=27 December 2021|language=it}}</ref>

Notable churches that are a destination for pilgrimages, in addition to [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]], include [[Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina]] in [[San Giovanni Rotondo]], [[Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi]], [[Basilica della Santa Casa]] in [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]], [[Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei]], [[Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua]], [[Madonna delle Lacrime, Siracusa|Basilica santuario Madonna delle Lacrime]] in [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], [[Monte Berico|Church of St. Mary of Mount Berico]] in [[Vicenza]], [[Basilica of San Vitale]] in [[Ravenna]], [[Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo]] in Ravenna and [[Madonna di San Luca, Bologna|Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca]] in [[Bologna]].<ref name="adnkronos">{{cite web|url=https://www.adnkronos.com/turismo-religioso-in-italia-3-milioni-di-pellegrini-lanno-e-8-6-milioni-di-presenze_4xRvus8qO3yR7wEXF8bhrF?refresh_ce|title=Turismo religioso, in Italia 3 milioni di pellegrini l'anno e 8,6 milioni di presenze|access-date=30 March 2022|language=it}}</ref>

The [[Via Francigena]] is an ancient road and [[Christian pilgrimage|pilgrimage route]] running from the [[cathedral city]] of [[Canterbury]] in England, through France and Switzerland, to [[Rome]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Secular pilgrims: why ancient trails still pack a spiritual punch |last=Stanford |first=Peter |newspaper=The Observer |date=28 March 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/28/secular-pilgrims-why-ancient-trails-still-pack-a-spiritual-punch}}</ref> and then to [[Apulia]], Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the [[Holy Land]].<ref name=stopani>{{cite web|url=http://www.viefrancigenedelsud.it/static/uploads/vfs/storia_renato_stopani_-_la_via_appia_traiana_nel_medioevo.pdf|editor=Centro Studi Romei|author=Renato Stopani|title=La via Appia Traiana nel Medioevo|trans-title=Via Appia Traiana in the Middle Age|website=Vie Francigene del Sud|page=4|date=1992|language=Italian|access-date=31 March 2022|archive-date=11 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011130618/http://www.viefrancigenedelsud.it/static/uploads/vfs/storia_renato_stopani_-_la_via_appia_traiana_nel_medioevo.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[medieval]] times it was an important road and [[pilgrimage]] route for those wishing to visit the [[Holy See]] and the tombs of the [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostle]]s [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]]. Today the Via Francigena is travelled by pilgrims, especially in the last stretch of the road, the one in Italian territory.<ref name="adnkronos"/> Along the Via Francigena there are numerous places of worship such as sanctuaries, convents and churches that attract pilgrims and tourists, also for their artistic and architectural beauties.<ref name="adnkronos"/>

The ''Cammino Celeste'' ("Celestial Way") is also very popular with pilgrims.<ref name="adnkronos"/> It is a network of pilgrimage routes that connects the places of worship of [[Aquileia]] in Italy, [[Maria Saal]] in Austria and Brezje in Slovenia with the Sanctuary of Monte Lussari, located in the [[Julian Alps]] in the Italian municipality of [[Tarvisio]], made official as an international pilgrimage route in the summer of 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.turismofvg.it/it/90342/L-Iter-Aquileiense-Cammino-Celeste|title=L'Iter Aquileiense - Cammino Celeste|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913182415/http://www.turismofvg.it/it/90342/L-Iter-Aquileiense-Cammino-Celeste|url-status=dead|language=it}}</ref> Its name derives from the union of the numerous places of ancient [[Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church|Marian devotion]] it passed through.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.camminoceleste.eu/camita/antico/antico.php|title=Antico cammino patriarcale|access-date=6 July 2017|language=it}}</ref>